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X-naut Adds To Pilot Series iPad Accessories Line

X-naut has introduced a new series of iPad cockpit mounts designed to complement its Pilot Series iPad cooling cases.
Maintenance and Modifications

IATA's New Parts Portal Meant to Shave Procurement Costs

Creators designed the IATA MRO SmartHub for more accurate assessment of fair market value of parts.
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Making Tech Acquisition

Wheels Up is acquiring some of the assets of flight management systems provider Avianis Systems.

NBAA Forms Partnership To Foster Leadership Council

FunD Av Consulting president Lyndse Costabile has served on the council and brings a background in philanthropy, fundraising, and aviation education..

NAA To Honor John Rosanvallon, Mary Miller

Rosanvallon and Miller are among a slate of six recipients announced for this year’s 2019 Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesmen of Aviation Awards.
Rotorcraft

Bell Hopeful of Philippines Deal as APAC Region Seeks More Attack Helicopters

Despite selecting the T129, the Philippines could turn to Bell for attack helicopters, while the AH-1 is in the running for other Asia-Pacific requirements
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Aircraft

Bombardier Begins Delivery of Special Mission Globals

Germany's air force and long-time Bombardier customer, the Luftwaffe, will operate the aircraft for political and parliamentary transport.
Aircraft

NetJets Takes Its 100th Bombardier Challenger

The delivery of a Challenger 350 to NetJets boosted the fractional provider's fleet of Challenger aircraft to the century mark.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 Wins Transport Canada Approval

The Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 engine for the Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 has received Transport Canada certification.
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Aircraft

Textron's Citation Longitude Gets FAA Certification

Type certification of the super-midsize twin was originally expected in 2017.
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Engines

Safran Developing New Turboprop Engine for Unmanned Market

Safran's new unmanned turboprop engine will fly up to 45,000 feet and produce fewer emissions
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Airlines

Thomas Cook’s Collapse Prompts UK's Largest Repatriation

German airline subsidiary Condor continues operating during the Thomas Cook bankruptcy, and it is seeking a government-backed bridging loan.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Malaysia Plans New MRO Facility

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia (EMSM) plans to build a new 150,000-sq-ft facility at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
Airports

Omni Handling Prepares to Expand in Portugal and Spain

Slot congestion in Lisbon has led FBO group Omni to expand its handling services at other locations in Portugal and Spain.
FBOs

Euro Jet Expands Ground Support Network

Euro Jet will soon have 13 lounges across eastern Europe with the addition of new lounges in Tirana and Bucharest
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Beyond the Mandates

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NBAA To Highlight Product Unveilings at New Showcase

To be held on the opening day of the convention, each participant in the New Product Showcase will have five minutes to discuss their wares.
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FAA's Dickson To Highlight Careers, Safety at NBAA

A former Delta Air Lines senior executive and U.S. Air Force F-15 pilot, Dickson was sworn in as the FAA’s 18th Administrator in August.
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Airlines

Thomas Cook Needs £1.1 billion to Avoid Collapse

The integrated UK tourism group owns airlines in Germany, the UK, Scandinavia, and Spain.
FBOs

Redbird Skyport Calls It Quits

The FBO at Texas' San Marcos Regional Airport was an experiment of a hybrid flight service provider/ flight training lab.
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FBOs

California Airport Seeks To Add Second FBO

California's Napa County Airport believes it has enough GA traffic to require another FBO, and the county board has issued an RFP to attract one.
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Aircraft

China’s Comac Inches Forward, C919 Timeline Still Uncertain

Comac expects six C919 prototypes to have flown by year-end.
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Airlines

Foreign Carriers Reluctant To Move to New Beijing Gateway

The decision to give airlines a choice of airports has led to complications for Chinese aviation authorities.

Bell's Hastings Honored for Continued Service to U.S.

Hastings has more than 30 years of government and military service, and has held leading roles with Bell, Northrop Grumman, BAE and DOD.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Issues Linger

Rolls-Royce warned that reaching the target of fewer than 10 AOGs is now delayed to the second quarter of 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik's Tulsa Facility Expands Capabilities

Company expects faster turnaround and improved reliability of aircraft component repair with facility's new EASA designation.
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Delivers 1,000th AW139

Leonardo is confident it can go on to deliver 2,000 or even 3,000 AW139s even as competitors target the aircraft with their latest designs.
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AINsight: Predictions for Next Month's NBAA-BACE

Smart money is on new-aircraft introductions, and Gulfstream is likely to be among them.
Aircraft

First F-35s for the Air National Guard

The “Green Mountain Boys” of the Vermont ANG are the first Guard unit to receive the fifth-generation Lightning II
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Stingray Takes to the Air

Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned carrierborne tanker gets flight trials under way at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
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